Ship-table.



3. BEKER.

SHIP TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED APRJG, 1014.

1, 1 08,3 1 8, Patented Aug. 25, 1914J .f 4l A @E113 Z THE NmerilsPETERS co4. PHOTULITNU.. (II/lliHlNGrU/V. n. C,

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" httentell Ang. 2.37, 1914.

Application tiled .april It, Sigle. Serial No. BSSLSTS.

ffb t/ tf1/lola it 'may fratrie/"21` lle it lc'nmvn that l, StrevenBenen, a enh joet oli the lling oil" l'vifungary, residing; at (lare, inthe county oit 'lueeolja and till te oi ltiehpjan, have invented Certainnew and neelul *Veni nite in lflhipllablee, et whirh the tollowingl ie aspeeitieation.

'this invention relatee to new and use'tul ilnprorelnelite in Shiptables.

'the primary object oi. this invention is to provide a table andplattform eonstruetiion espeeially adapted for nee upon :ship-board and.no e meti.'1|eted ae to niaina'aiu ite nnitorin eiplilibriuiurrleggardleaa ot the movei'nente and rocking ot the Ship,

l further obieot le to provide an eatii'lp; table and a platform ttordifiere all seein-liniaal ,tor niaintenauee at a constant level tor preVenting eea-eielnlees or other elt'eote produced by umwexnente oilE theehip upon whieh the device ie installed.

it till tlnther objeet ie to provide a oon- .S-antly level i'ilatliormereaiended 'from a level inmlntiiog.;l airain' .tor a table aprproviding' a ii'pwoluhle artiel-e eupjnnt `upon Said table, while alsoai' nrding; a euehloaiug nieans :in the event ot angT eidew leemovei'oei 1t et t ie platform.

llilith these general objects in View and others,1 that will appear asthe nature of the invention better undei'etood, lthe same consiete inthe novel eoinbirition and arrangenient ot parte hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the aeeonlpanyine; drawings and pointed ont inthe appended elainis.

ln the drawings toriniiig; a part of this application and in which likedesignating;` eharaotere refer to correspondingY parte throughout theSeveral lewe: Figure l. is a longitudinal Central vertical SectionalView through the device, and Yllig. f3 ie top plan View thereof withone-half oit the table 'top removed.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the deck or `flooring l0 isillustrated having the iour legs 1l of a tubular neck eeenred theretofor the purpose of mounting said neol thereabove. The passage 13 tl nron gli Said neelt ie flared at its upper portion le 'for receiving);the mounting ball l5 therein.

t rod 1G depends from the ball l5 and ie eeeured tlnoiregh theplatitorin 17 While a plurality of braces lo are Connected between therod 1G and said platform and whereby the platform ie mounted swinginglyupon the neehr through the agency of Said ball.

il. table top l) is mounted above the neel( l2 upon the ball 15 by meanset a plurality oit bii'aeltete and whereby ae will be apiiarent anyswinging of the platiorin is synehronoue with the movements oit saidtable top. rllhe table top if) le ot dielrehape havhig an outer flange2li. The Said table top is provided with anv annular ron1 etanti-atriotion halle upon its uppe-l eoritae and 'upon whieh arerevolobly mounted the diel1- ahaped reeeplaele or table cover Q3.

,lhe deel; l0 provizh-,d with a plurality ot eoiled epiirage 2l arrangedslightly beneath the level ott the platform l? and helfe illoelratlal aepoeitioned. at eaeh corner portion thereoll and n'hieh springe areadaiit-ed 'For oar-lrV `ningI the ijilat'l'ln'ni upon theirV enei'nelttherewith upon any tilting' inoifeait oi" the platlimin. llhe completeoperation ol'A the deriee will be apparent troni this detail deaeriptionin hat the eanle beingl inealhal at any de* aired point upon:drip-board, the dinere` or ln ehairf-s pofsitioned upon the top oil theplattform ll andv in prexinritr to the eide flange ot the table top lll.lui/1'* rocking" oit the ehip will by reaeon oit the suspending lneaneherein deeeribed be incapable of roelting' either the platform or thetable top whioh will remain in their normal poeitione by the tol-ee oitgravity. The dishor cover 2&3 isi; readily turned ar und apen the tabletop npon the bezxringe tor the purpose ot brinpgini;I an),T portionthereolf in front of any desired one oit the occupante ot theplat'torin.

llVhile the ilornie oit the invention herein. Shown and deeerbed arewhat are believed to be preferable enibodiniente thereof, it

nevertheless to be understood that minor,

changes maj',v be inade in the torni, proportion and detalle oivconstruction without deu partnie troni the starrt and. eeope ot the inl\\'ention set forth in the appended elailne.

`lln omnbination With a doeii, a neelc having; a Central passage andrigidly` eeonred to said deelt, a ball freely mounted in. the flaring;upper end of said nook passage, a dopending.;` rod eeeured to said ball.and mteuf'lingf tln'rnigh said pagsage, a platform eeeuredhorizontallj,7 to the lower end oi. Said. rod, adielrshaped table topmounted upon said ball above said neck, and a revoluble dieh-ehapell@over mounted upon said table top.`

platform, a dish-shaped table top mounted upon said ball above saidneck, an annular row of anti-frictionballs carried by the uptace of saidtable, a dish-shaped cover Y i said table top rotatably mounted uponsaid balls.

ln testimony whereof I ax my signature 20 in presence of two witnesses.

STEVEN BEKER.

lllitnesses z For. Vini,

J. W. QUINN.

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